Awning-frame and hinges therefor.



J. G. ELA, DEGD.

E. W. BLA. ADMINISTRATOR.

AWNING FRAME AND HINGES THEREFOR. APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 22, 1014.

1,102,251 Patented July 7, 1914.

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JONATHAN G. ELA, OF WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO JAMES W. GRID/LES, OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS, AND ONE-FOURTH. T0 HERBERT S. RILEY, OF \VOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS; EDGAR W. ELA ADMINISTRATOR OF SAID JONATHAN C. ELA, DECEASED.

AWNING-FRAME AND I-IINGES THEREFOR.

Application filed January 22, 1914.

Serial No. 813,682.

To all. whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JONATHAN C. Em, a citizen of the United States, and resident of iVoburn, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Awning-Frames and Hinges Therefor, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an awning comprising a hinged bail-shaped frame engaged with the lower edge of the awning and hingedly connected with supports on the building, the frame being adapted to be swung upwardly to a vertical position beside the building to fold the awning in the usual way.

The object of the invention is to provide improved means for connecting the awning frame with the parts on the building which support it in such manner that while the frame is adapted to swing freely to a raised vertical position and to a depressed vertical position, and to various intermediate positions, it can be separated from the hinge members which support it only when swung to a depressed vertical position, and this without the removal of bolts, hinge pintles, or other parts.

The invention consists in the improvements which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification: Figure 1 represents a perspective view of an awning frame and a pair of hinge members embodying my invention; Fig. 2 represents an edge view of one of the hinge members and a side view of a part of the awning frame, the latter being adjusted to a horizontal position; Fig. 3 represents a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the awning frame swung to a raised position; Fig. 1 represents a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the awning frame swung to a depressed vertical position and separable from. the hinge member on the building; Fig. 5 represents a view similar to Fig. 3, showing a modification.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures.

In the drawings 12 represents the usual bail-shaped swinging frame engaged with the lower edge of an awning 13 represented by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The frame is preferably composed of a single metal rod, the ends of which are bent to form hooks 14 of the form shown by the drawing, each book being preferably semi-cireular and constituting a hinge member.

Cooperating with the hooks or hinge members 14 are supporting hinge members 116, each of which is preferably an ear provided with an orifice 17 in which thehook 14: is adapted to move in a semi-circular path. Each car 16 is adapted to be secured to a suitable support such as a fixed upright bead on the casing of a window or a slide which is vertically movable beside the window casing. As here shown, the ear 16 is a part of a bracket having suitable base portions 18 adapted to be screwed to a part of a window casing. The form of the hook l-l and ear 16 is such that the frame is adapted to be swung upwardly to a raised vertical position. as shown by Fig. 3, and to a depressed vertical position, as shown by Fig. 4, and to intermediate positions, such as the horizontal position shown by Fi 2, this being the usual position of the frame when the awning in use. When the awning is folded against the building the frame occupies the raised vertical position shown by Fig. 3.

\Vhen it is desired to remove the frame lflfrom the l'iuilding the frame is swung to the depressed vertical position shown by Fig. 4t and is then adapted to be moved in the rectilinear upward directionindicated by the arrow m till the hook 14 is withdrawn from the car 16.

My invention is distinguished by means for positively preventing downward rectilinear movement of the frame from the raised vertical position shown by Fig. 3, said means preferably comprising a stop ear 20 formed on the base 18 below the perforated car 16 and fixed relatively to the latter, said stop ear ei'igaging the back portion of the hook 14 as shown by Fig. 3 and preventing a rectilinear downward movement of the frame from its raised vertical position in the direction of the arrow y as shown by Fig. 3. The car 20 and the back portion of the hook 14L constitute coniplemental stop members adapted'to positively prevent a downward rectilinear movement of the frame when the latter is in the position shown by Fig. 3.

Patented July 7, 1914.

In the modification shown by Fi g. 5 a stop stud or member 21 is rigidly secured to the frame 12 in position to bear on the upperside of the perforated ear 16 when the frame is in its raised vertical position as shown by Fig. 5. The inner portion of the ear 16 constitutes a complemental stop member against which the stud 21 abuts to prevent downward movement of the frame from the position shown by Fig. 5.

It will be seen that while the above described construction permits the frame to swing from the raised vertical position shown by Fig. 3 to the depressed vertical position shown by Fig. i, the frame hooks 141: can be separated from the supporting ar 16 only when the frame is in its depressed vertical position and that the frame can be so separated without the removal of the supporting hinge member or any part thereof, so that the said supporting member may be a single ear 16 having an attaching base. The supporting hinge member having no separable parts there is no liability of the awning frame being accidentally detached therefrom and injuring adjacent window screens and glass when the awning is blown about by wind.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A device of the character stated, comprising an awning frame having open hooks at its ends, hinge members adapted to be attached to supports and formed to cooperate with said hooks in permitting the frame to swing from a raised to a depressed vertical position and to be removed by an upward rectilinear movement from a depressed po sition, said hooks and hinge members being provided with complemental steps which positively prevent a downward rectilinear movement of the frame from a raised vertical position.

2. A device of the character stated, comprising an awning frame having open hooks at its ends, hook-engaging ears adapted to be attached to supports, the hooks and the hook engaging ears being formed to permit the frame to swing from a raised to a depressed vertical position and to be separated from the said ears by an upward rectilinear movement from a depressed position, and stop ears fixed with relation to the hookengaging ears and located below the latter and adapted to positively support said hooks and prevent rectilinear downward movement of the frame from a raised vertical position.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JONATHAN C. ELA. Witnesses:

C. F. BROWN, P. W. PEZZETTI.

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